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Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Friday, June 28: Devin Lohman, Pensacola . . . 2-3, HR (5), BB, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB (9). Nice job of leading off for the Wahoos' shortstop. Listening briefly to one of the games the other night, it sounded, also, like the announcer is a fan of Lohman's defense.

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Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Sunday, June 30: Ben Lively, Billings . . . 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K. The 4th-rounder (Central Florida) worked out of the starter's role, his innings restricted. In two starts, he has fanned 13 in six innings, with two walks, and not allowed a run. He's 6-foot-4, 21 years old, and looking forward to pitching in his hometown of Pensacola.

Also notable . . .

Mike Hessman: 3-4, HR (17), 3 RBI. Can't believe I missed his 400th career home run last week. I'd been tracking that. This was #401, including the 14 he has hit in the bigs.

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Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Monday, July 1: Greg Reynolds, Louisville . . . 6.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. Not the big guy's most glittering performance, but then, there really weren't any of those on this night. At any rate, it was Reynolds' typical M.O.--not stingy with the hits, but very strong on the bottom line. Meanwhile, his strikeouts seem to be picking up; he's now fanned 22 in his last 22.1 IP. The victory put the former first-rounder (No. 2 overall) at 10-0 on the season. Bravo.

Junior Arias: 2-5, SB #40. I'm not going to go back and count, but my guess is that Arias has made more appearances on this list than anyone else.

Ryan Dennick: 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 0 K. That wouldn't get him noted here, but he added a 2-run single that made the difference--and made him the winner--in Pensacola's rain-shortened, one-run victory.

Travis Mattair: 1-1, BB, RBI.

Ryan Wright: 2-5, HR.

Juan Duran: 2-4, 2B, R, RBI.

Yovan Gonzalez: 3-4, RBI.

Juan Perez: 2-4, R, 2 SB.

Jose Fernandez (AZL): 3-4.

Manuel Aybar: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.

Tyler Mahle: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K. Second nice relief outing for the overslot 7th-rounder. The righthander was drafted out of a California high school.

Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Thanks, Red. I do wonder sometimes if anybody's interested in these, but a few like you have been kind enough to offer periodic encouragement. The work involved is not significant, however. I need a little warmup when I sit down at my desk in the morning, and this suffices.

Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Originally Posted by mace

Thanks, Red. I do wonder sometimes if anybody's interested in these, but a few like you have been kind enough to offer periodic encouragement. The work involved is not significant, however. I need a little warmup when I sit down at my desk in the morning, and this suffices.

As far as I'm concerned, these have been the highlight of RedsZone this season, mace. I have learned much about the minor league system from the reports.

While the box scores tell you about the game, these reports really focus the reader on particular prospects. Some of them, like today's guy, I frankly hadn't focused on previously.

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Re: Minor-League Player of the Day

Thanks, kc. I've appreciated your support.

One program note. I haven't included the team affiliations in the lists of notables, mostly because I didn't want to clutter it and preferred to focus on the players. I have noted it, generally, when it's a DSL or sometimes AZL player, because those guys are come-latelies and might not be recognized. My question is: Would you all prefer if I included the team on all the notables, so you can get a better grasp of them?

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